QAHER
Jason, a Palestinian living in Canada, returns to his homeland after many years in the diaspora. He wants to visit his sister, who has just given birth, and surprise his new nephew with a traditional gift - a baby goat. To get to his hometown, he must embark on a moving journey that will rediscover what it means to be Palestinian.
- GENRE:
- fiction
- RUNNING TIME:
- 21'
- YEAR:
- 2025
- DIRECTING:
- Nada Khalifa
- SCRIPT:
- Nada Khalifa
- EDITOR:
- Hossam Hilmy
- CAST:
- Nabil Al Raee
- PRODUCTION:
- Maciej Ślesicki
Nada Khalifa »
Nada Khalifa - Palestinian director based in Warsaw. In 2023 she graduated from the Warsaw Film School in the field of film directing and video game creation. The events she experienced growing up in Palestine stayed with her forever, inspiring her work. She dedicates her talent and skills to telling the stories of her homeland and its people.
AT FESTIVALS:
- Carthage Film Festival - Cine-Promesse,2025, Tunis, 2025 (screening)
- Krakow Film Festival, 2025, Poland, 2025 (competition)
- Valencia International Film Festival – Cinema Jove, 2025, Spain, 2025 (competition)
- Palestine Arts Film Festival, 2025, Switzerland, 2025 (competition)
- Adana Altin Koza Film Festival, 2025, Turkey, 2025 (Special Jury Prize)
- Biencortos: International Short Film Festival, 2025, Wenezuela, 2025 (Best International Short Film, Best Actor: Nabil Al Raee)
- Kaohsiung Film Festival, 2025, Taiwan, 2025 (competition)
- Molodist Kyiv International Film Festival, 2025, Ukraine, 2025 (competition)
- Olhares o Mediterrâneo Women's Film Festival, 2025, Portugal, 2025 (competition)
- 11th CONTACT International Student Film Festival, 2025, Turkey, 2025 (competition)
- HAYAH Festival Internacional de Cortometrajes, 2025, Panama, 2025 (competition)
- Festival Tous Courts, the International Short Film Festival of Aix-en-Provence, 2025, France, 2025 (competition)